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muff |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Whitethroat \White"throat`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of Old World warblers, esp. the common European species ({Sylvia cinerea}), called also {strawsmear}, {nettlebird}, {muff}, and {whitecap}, the garden whitethroat, or golden warbler ({S. hortensis}), and the lesser whitethroat ({S. curruca}). From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Muff \Muff\ (m[u^]f), n. [Cf. LG muff, D. mof, G., Dan., & Sw muff, F. moufle mitten, LL muffula MHG. mouwe sleeve, D. mouw, and E. muffle, v.] 1. A soft cover of cylindrical form usually of fur, worn by women to shield the hands from cold. 2. (Mech.) A short hollow cylinder surrounding an object, as a pipe. 3. (Glass Manuf.) A blown cylinder of glass which is afterward flattened out to make a sheet. 4. [Perhaps a different word cf Prov. E. maffle to slammer.] A stupid fellow; a poor-spirited person. [Colloq.] ``A muff of a curate.'' --Thackeray. 5. [See 4.] (Baseball) A failure to hold a ball when once in the hands. 6. (Zo["o]l.) The whitethroat. [Prov. Eng.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Muff \Muff\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Muffed}; p. pr & vb n. {Muffing}.] To handle awkwardly; to fumble; to fail to hold as a ball, in catching it From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: muff n 1: a warm tubular covering for the hands 2: dropping the ball (in baseball or football) [syn: {fumble}] v 1: fail to catch, as of a ball 2: make a mess of destroy or ruin [syn: {botch}, {fumble}, {botch up}, {blow}, {flub}, {screw up}, {ball up}, {blunder}, {spoil}, {muck up}, {bungle}, {fluff}, {bollix}, {bollix up}, {bollocks}, {bollocks up}, {bobble}, {mishandle}, {louse up}, {foul up}, {mess up}, {fuck up}]
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